New Zealand Vows To Restrict Tobacco, Become Smoke-Free Nation By 2025

Vowing to outlaw smoking for the future generation, New Zealand is imposing restrictions on tobacco consumption to become a smoke-free nation by 2025. A few of the government-proposed plans include increasing the legal smoking age by banning the sale of tobacco products to people born after 2004, and reduce the nicotine level in tobacco products. Notably, 4,500 people die every year from tobacco, said Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall.